Providence to End Most Insurance Plans, Affecting Hundreds of Thousands of Oregonians
The nonprofit health system says most of its insurance business will wind down by 2027, reshaping Oregon’s health coverage landscape amid rising medical costs.
Providence
Knights Pledge $2B To Cancer Research
OHSU calls it the largest single private donation in higher ed in U.S. history.
After Six-Week Strike, Providence Nurses Agree to New Contract
The deal reached with the health care system features large wage increases and retroactive bonuses.
Parties Return to Bargaining Table at Kotek’s Request as Providence Strike Grinds On
The largest healthcare strike in Oregon history nears the end of its third week.
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, Providence Hospitalist and Union Leader, Talks About Why Providers Are Striking
The strike, which involves 5,000 providers against 8 Providence facilities, may be the first time doctors have struck in Oregon history.
Nurses at 2 More Providence Hospitals Vote to Strike
Union says the strike is a response to ‘illegal unfair labor practices’; Providence calls the strike vote ‘premature’
Mental Math
Statewide fixes to Oregon’s mental healthcare system move forward — but not fast enough.